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Sam Esmail
AKA: 샘 에스마일 · 샘 이스마일
Directing
Born: 1977
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
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Biography
Sam Esmail (born September 17, 1977) is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter who runs Esmail Corp. He is best known as the creator, writer, and director of the award-winning USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), starring Rami Malek. He wrote and directed the feature films Comet (2014) and Leave the World Behind (2023). He produced and directed the first season of the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller Homecoming (2018–2020), starring Julia Roberts and Janelle Monáe, and produced USA's Briarpatch (2020), Starz's Gaslit (2022), and Peacock's Angelyne (2022) and The Resort (2022).
Esmail's work often centres on alienation, technology, and American society.
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Esmail's work often centres on alienation, technology, and American society.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Esmail, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Resort
Executive Producer
2022 · US
Angelyne
Executive Producer
2022 · US
Gaslit
Executive Producer
2022 · US
Briarpatch
Executive Producer
2020 · US
Homecoming
Director, Executive Producer
2018 · US
Mr. Robot
Man in Mirror (uncredited)
2015 · US
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014 · US
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Resort | 2022 | Executive Producer |
| Angelyne | 2022 | Executive Producer |
| Gaslit | 2022 | Executive Producer |
| Briarpatch | 2020 | Executive Producer |
| Homecoming | 2018 | Director, Executive Producer |
| Mr. Robot | 2015 | Man in Mirror (uncredited) |
| Mr. Robot | 2015 | Director, Executive Producer, Writer |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014 | Self |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1944 | Self - Nominee |